Member Since: 2/22/2006
Band Website: balbec.org
Band Members: Isabelle Ledru (lead vocals)
Gabriel Bareux (guitar & bass)
Stephane Donic (drums & guitar)
Laurent Pierre (guitar & drums)
Vincent Lenoir (bass)
Martin Leclerc (guitar, banjo & vocals)
Fanny de Premorel (vocals & bass)
Influences: Pixies, Mogwai, Portishead, The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem, My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab, Radiohead, The Cure, Pavement, Moonshake, Girls Against Boys, Lali Puna, Hood, Boyracer, TV On The Radio, Arcade Fire, Talking Heads, The Notwist, Broken Social Scene, The Boo Radleys, The Wedding Present, Fugazi, Laika, The Wolf Parade, Yo La Tengo, The Byrds, Bloc Party, Blur, Gorillaz, The Beatles, The Strokes, The Clash, Grandaddy, Bashung, Archive, The Beach Boys, Elastica, The B52's, Arab Strap, Prince, Soul Coughing, Radio 4, Radiohead, Primal Scream, Sebadoh, Tricky, Sonic Youth, Henri Teixier, Pulp, Deltron 3030, Franz Ferdinand, Dionysos
Sounds Like: French reviews of From Mud To Gold
"ce disque transpire le génie"
"absolument magnifique"
"on est subjugué par la splendeur et la force musicale et émotionnelle"
"un morceau qui ferait verdir David Gedge"
"chant magique sur fond sonore minimaliste et ombrageux, superbe"
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A Découvrir Absolument
Addict convoque la hargne et la tension d'un Wedding Present période Seamonsters, ce qui n'est pas rien !"
"Superbe morceau chanté à deux, j'en redemande..."
"La voix d'Isabelle peut faire penser par moments à celle de Sarah Froning des excellents Perio"
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Viva La Popa
UK reviews
"All the melodies are there, the playing is excellent and the production works well. ‘Yeah’ sticks out for the darker tones and heavier guitar riffs"
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Guestlist Music Blog
"French lo-fi act balbec is 1 Demo Of The Week in July 2006"
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HHV 40 (ex- Naked Alien)
German review
"Chant brillament lumineux"
"From Mud To Gold était déjà absolument recommandable"
"Les nouveaux morceaux, particulièrement « Niggers » sont diablement bons"
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Schallgrenzen.de
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